Characteristic of learning organisation are system thinking, personal mastery, mental model, shared vision, and team learning

1. learning
organizationcaharcteristics
Peter
Senge
perspec,ve
Uwes A. Chaeruman
http://teknologipendidikan.net

2. characteristic #3
mentalmodel

3. the
assump*ons
held
by
individuals
and
organiza*ons
are
called
The assumptions held by indi-
viduals and organizations
are called:
mentalmodelSenge,
P.M.
1990

4. to become a learning organization, these models must
be challenged. Individuals tend to espouse theories,
which are what they intend to follow, and theories-in-
use, which are what they actually do. Senge,
P.M.
1990

5. Similarly, organizations tend to have ‘memories’
which preserve certain behaviours,
norms and values.
Easterby-­‐Smith,
M.
,
Crossan,
M.,
and
Nicolini,
D.
2000

6. In creating a learning environment it is
important to replace confrontational
attitudes with an open culture that
promotes inquiry and trust.O’Keeffe,
T.
2002

7. To achieve this, the learning
organization needs mecha-
nisms for locating and
assessing organiza-
tional theories
of action. -­‐
Argyris,
C.
1999

8. characteristic #4
shared vision
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